北京航空航天大学2004英语专业综合英语年考研试题研究生入学考试试题考研真题
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北京航空航天大学2004年硕士试题
综合英语
Ⅰ. Define the following terms (10, 1×10)
1. Morpheme
2. Phoneme
3. Polysemy
4. Ambiguity
5. Meronymy
6. Taboo
7. Lingua franca
8. Prototype
9. Sound symbolism
10. Anthropological linguistics
Ⅱ. Describe the differences between each pair of terms (20, 4×5)
1. Synchronic linguistics and diachronic linguistics
2. Phonetics and phonology
3. Accent and dialect
4. Referent and reference
5. Semantics and pragmatics
Ⅲ. Essay questions (20, 10×2)
1. Discuss and exemplify the statement that “language is both arbitrary and non-arbitrary”.
2. Discuss the functions of suprasegmental features.
Ⅳ. Fill the following blanks (15, 1×15)
1. The English are _____, but the Scots, Welsh and Irish are ______. During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic _____ and _____ invaded and conquered Britain. The Germanic gave England its name ‘______’ land. During the th 9 century Britain was invaded by the ______ or Vikings and in 1066 by the ________.
2. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. is ________.
3. There were serious weakness in the American economy in the 1920s. The first blow to the stock market came on October 24, 1929, called ______. In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose ______ as their next president who promised a “________” to get American out of the depression. The aim of his measures, as he put it, was to “_________”.
4. ________ is the largest province in Canada. _____ is the language of the majority in the province. Conflicts over the language issue kept _______ as a national issue.
Ⅴ. Define the following terms (15, 5×3)
1. The “Glorious Revolution”
2. Thatcherism